First post, so be gentle please. I have been looking at bringing my system into the early 21st century, and I’ve decided that I need either new speakers and/or a new amplifier.. My question is not on which ones but on room size, a lot of speaker manufacturers and kit reviewers state the speakers are suitable for a small or medium sized room etc. I’ve searched several forums including this one and I can’t find a definition of what size a small/medium/large room is, lots of posts mention size but I can’t find any actual info on what the dimensions actually are. I know a lot of this is subjective but can anyone help? My room in question is 6.5 x 4.5mtrs. Thanks for any input. Rob.
Definition of room size from a Hi-Fi perspective
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Robiing:First post, so be gentle please. I have been looking at bringing my system into the early 21st century, and I've decided that I need either new speakers and/or a new amplifier.. My question is not on which ones but on room size, a lot of speaker manufacturers and kit reviewers state the speakers are suitable for a small or medium sized room etc. I've searched several forums including this one and I can't find a definition of what size a small/medium/large rooms are, lots of posts mention size but I can't find any actual info on what the dimensions actually are. I know a lot of this is subjective but can anyone help? My room in question is 6.5 x 4.5mtrs. Thanks for any input. Rob.
I think this qualifies as reasonably large - if you don't believe me go down to your nearest new Wimpey (or equivalent)-built estate and look at the rooms. Unless you look at the "executive" stuff, the lounges tend to be shoe-box sized (Luxury, I hear, in a yorkshire accent)
I think this qualifies as reasonably large - if you don't believe me go down to your nearest new Wimpey (or equivalent)-built estate and look at the rooms. Unless you look at the "executive" stuff, the lounges tend to be shoe-box sized (Luxury, I hear, in a yorkshire accent)
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6.5 x 4.5m is small if you listen across the width of the room and medium if you listen down the length.
An open plan barn conversion (or a drawing room in Goodwood house) would be a large room.
A 'medium' room would be a typical 'knocked through' lounge/dining room in a 1930s style detached suburban villa. (About 30ft x 20ft or thereabouts.)
A small room would be a lounge in any terraced or semi-detached 'starter home' made after about 1980.
An open plan barn conversion (or a drawing room in Goodwood house) would be a large room.
A 'medium' room would be a typical 'knocked through' lounge/dining room in a 1930s style detached suburban villa. (About 30ft x 20ft or thereabouts.)
A small room would be a lounge in any terraced or semi-detached 'starter home' made after about 1980.
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Hi Rob,
Welcome to the forum. I would concur that your room size would be considered to be moderately large (by 'eck). It took me ages to find a newbuild house with 'reasonable' size rooms and even then they are not quite as large as your. Note the layout of your room will also have some effect when looking at speaker placement particularly how far away from the 'rear' wall you can actually position them.
Welcome to the forum. I would concur that your room size would be considered to be moderately large (by 'eck). It took me ages to find a newbuild house with 'reasonable' size rooms and even then they are not quite as large as your. Note the layout of your room will also have some effect when looking at speaker placement particularly how far away from the 'rear' wall you can actually position them.
chebby:
A 'medium' room would be a typical 'knocked through' lounge/dining room in a 1930s style detached suburban villa. (About 30ft x 20ft or thereabouts.)
30x20ft is a medium room.?? Crikey, my living room must be classed as 'Rabbit Warren' sized!!
A 'medium' room would be a typical 'knocked through' lounge/dining room in a 1930s style detached suburban villa. (About 30ft x 20ft or thereabouts.)
30x20ft is a medium room.?? Crikey, my living room must be classed as 'Rabbit Warren' sized!!
In your room, I'd say either a pair of small floorstanders, or (for 5.1) something like smallest HT that B&W do (based around large bookshelf speakers)
I really overdid the speakers in my room - around 4m by 3.5m, and it's got a pair of 4' floorstanders (each with dual 5" woofers) and a sub. This is definitely overkill - some standmount speakers are probably closer to the mark. Said speakers will fill (happily) a room 6m by 5m, which is knocked through to the dining room, giving it around 10m by 5 m total.
So, small floorstanders, or large (think 6.5" woofer) standmounters.
I really overdid the speakers in my room - around 4m by 3.5m, and it's got a pair of 4' floorstanders (each with dual 5" woofers) and a sub. This is definitely overkill - some standmount speakers are probably closer to the mark. Said speakers will fill (happily) a room 6m by 5m, which is knocked through to the dining room, giving it around 10m by 5 m total.
So, small floorstanders, or large (think 6.5" woofer) standmounters.
Many thanks to everyone who replied, I think I have got a grip on whats meant now, so on to some research and listening, and being nice to my better half (never really understood what she didnt like about my TDL RTL3's, except the size the colour etc, etc
Thanks again Rob.
Thanks again Rob.
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